Scraper



H. K. KLAUS March 5, 1929.

SCRAPER Filed April 29, 1927 NVENTOR %g M;

A TTORNEY.

Patented Mar. 5, 1929 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HERMAN I. KLAUS, 01! BBOOKLAWN, NEW JERSEY.

SCBAIEB.

Application filed April 88, 1927. Serial lio. 187,518.

My invention relates to scrapers for recepnear the handle edge, midwaybetween the tacles of various characters, such as cooking sides thereof,and the handle has an annular and baking pots and bowls where the .foodgroove 11 midway of its ends and within has become incrusted therein,and has for its which a spring-tensioned wire ring 12 is principalobject to provide a quickly detachadapted to fit, one end of said ringbeing inable handle for the tool so that the same may sorted through theeyelet thereby securing be changed to scrapers of different sizes andthe handle to the blade. The other end 13 shapes for use uponreceptacles of different of the ring is bent radially therefrom and t lforms a gripping means for spreading the A further object is to providean article ends of the ring apart so as to remove the of this characterwhich is simple in construcsame from the handle and eyelet.

tion, sanitary and inexpensive to manufac- The handle may be formed ofany suitable ture. material such as celluloid, Wood or lightweight Otherobjects and advantages reside in the non-rustable metal and it isobvious that the speclalconstruction, combination and ararticle whenconstructed as heretofore ex- 0 rangernent of the various elementsforming piained comprises a simple, durable and santhe invention as morefully hereindescribed ital-y scraper and in which the handle is andclaimed, reference being had to the acquickly detachable for use onother types and companying drawing forming part hereof, sizes of bladessuch as I have shown in Figwherein like numerals refer to like parts Iures 3 and 4. The blade shown by Figure 3 66 throughout, and in whichhas its scraping edge 6 curved and par- Figure 1 is a plan view of ascraper blade ticularly adapted for bowls and that shown showing myhandle attached thereto, by Figure 4 is straight for use upon flat sur-Figure 2 is a sectional View thereof taken laces.

on a line 22 of Figure 1, InFigures 5 and 6 I have disclosed a modi- 70Figures 3 and 4 show certain modified tied type of handle for the bladecomprising shapes of blades, a strand of spring like wire 14 spirallywound Figure 5 is a plan view of a blade to which and having itsconvolutions threaded through is attached a modified form of handle andupper and lower openings 15, the openings Figure 6 is an end viewthereof. in the respective rows being staggered with Referring now tothe drawing I have disrespect to each other. The ends 16 of the closedmy invention comprising a scraper wire are bent toward the center of thehandle blade 5 preferably constructed ,of celluloid, and hooked underthe adjacent convolution but may also be of light weight, non-rustablethereof to prevent the withdrawal of the steel and sufliciently flexibleto substantially wire from the openings and secure the handle shapeitself to the inner surface of a bowl or from turning. the like, andincluding a scraper edge 6 and a I claim: handle edge 7. I provide acylindrically A scraper comprising a blade having an shaped handle 8,equal in length to the width opening adjacent one edge thereof, a handleof the blade, having a slot 9 extending longihaving a slot adapted toreceive said edge tudinally therein and in which the handle of the bladeand a resilient ring adapted to edge 7 of the blade is adapted to bereceived. embrace the handle and retained in said The blade has anopening in which is aropening. ranged an eyelet 10 to prevent splittingof the In testimony whereof I affix my signature. blade when made ofcelluloid and formed HERMAN K. KLAUS.

